The Board has determined that the veteran's schizophrenia does not warrant an evaluation higher than 70 percent, and his claim for TDIU is also denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show that the veteran's service-connected undifferentiated schizophrenia warranted a higher rating or that he was unemployable due to his condition alone.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2001
- Citation
- 0126013
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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The Board has remanded the case due to errors in decision-making and failure to consider all relevant evidence, including the Veteran's service records and a private psychological evaluation. The case is now pending for further review.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete service records and the need for a VA examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorders, including PTSD.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient compliance with previous remand directives, requiring a new VA opinion on the nature and etiology of the Appellant's undifferentiated schizophrenia.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate VA medical opinions regarding the service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder. The examiner is requested to provide a new opinion considering the Appellant's lay contentions and the diagnosis of schizophrenia in March 1975, within one year of his discharge from service.
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